24 – State President
F.W. de Klerk informs Parliament that South Africa constructed six
nuclear fission devices that had been dismantled by the end of
1989.
19 – An RPG is fired at the East London petrol depot, but does not explode and results in a shootout with the South African Police (SAP).
23 – The Motsuenyane Commission finds the
African National Congress guilty of abuse in some camps in exile, thereby confirming the findings of the Skweyiya Commission.
September
2 – National Peace Day is observed in response to political violence, largely concentrated in black townships, that has claimed thousands of lives.[4][5]
23 – The
United States Senate approves legislation lifting economic sanctions against South Africa.
22 – India re-establishes full diplomatic relations with South Africa.
A South African diplomatic mission is opened in New Delhi, India
December
7 – The 32-member
Transitional Executive Council holds its first meeting in
Cape Town, the first meeting of an official government body in South Africa with black members.
Spoornet begins to modify
Class 6E1, Series 7,
Series 8 and
Series 9 locomotives to improve their braking and traction reliability on the Natal mainline and reclassify them to
Class 17E.[7]
Amcoal, a subsidiary of
Anglo American, places three
Class E38 electric locomotives in service at its Kromdraai Colliery near
Witbank.[7]
Sports
Athletics
20 March –
Josia Thugwane wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:14:25 in
Cape Town.
^
abcdeJeffery, Anthea (2009). People's War - New Light on the Struggle for South Africa (1st ed.). Johannesburg & Cape Town: Jonathan Ball Publishers.
ISBN978-1-86842-357-6.
^"TRC Reports on St James Church Massacre". South African History Online. Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Retrieved 31 January 2015. A terrorist attack on St. James Church in Cape Town, South Africa left 11 people dead and 58 wounded.
^
abMiddleton, John N. (2002). Railways of Southern Africa Locomotive Guide - 2002 (as amended by Combined Amendment List 4, January 2009) (2nd, Dec 2002 ed.). Herts, England: Beyer-Garratt Publications. pp. 49–51, 63, 57.
24 – State President
F.W. de Klerk informs Parliament that South Africa constructed six
nuclear fission devices that had been dismantled by the end of
1989.
19 – An RPG is fired at the East London petrol depot, but does not explode and results in a shootout with the South African Police (SAP).
23 – The Motsuenyane Commission finds the
African National Congress guilty of abuse in some camps in exile, thereby confirming the findings of the Skweyiya Commission.
September
2 – National Peace Day is observed in response to political violence, largely concentrated in black townships, that has claimed thousands of lives.[4][5]
23 – The
United States Senate approves legislation lifting economic sanctions against South Africa.
22 – India re-establishes full diplomatic relations with South Africa.
A South African diplomatic mission is opened in New Delhi, India
December
7 – The 32-member
Transitional Executive Council holds its first meeting in
Cape Town, the first meeting of an official government body in South Africa with black members.
Spoornet begins to modify
Class 6E1, Series 7,
Series 8 and
Series 9 locomotives to improve their braking and traction reliability on the Natal mainline and reclassify them to
Class 17E.[7]
Amcoal, a subsidiary of
Anglo American, places three
Class E38 electric locomotives in service at its Kromdraai Colliery near
Witbank.[7]
Sports
Athletics
20 March –
Josia Thugwane wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:14:25 in
Cape Town.
^
abcdeJeffery, Anthea (2009). People's War - New Light on the Struggle for South Africa (1st ed.). Johannesburg & Cape Town: Jonathan Ball Publishers.
ISBN978-1-86842-357-6.
^"TRC Reports on St James Church Massacre". South African History Online. Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Retrieved 31 January 2015. A terrorist attack on St. James Church in Cape Town, South Africa left 11 people dead and 58 wounded.
^
abMiddleton, John N. (2002). Railways of Southern Africa Locomotive Guide - 2002 (as amended by Combined Amendment List 4, January 2009) (2nd, Dec 2002 ed.). Herts, England: Beyer-Garratt Publications. pp. 49–51, 63, 57.